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This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies.

The College of Arms is the authority on the flying of flags in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and maintains the only official register of flags for these countries. It was established in 1484 and as part of the Royal Household operates under the authority of the Crown. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, established prior to 1399, holds a similar role within Scotland. A separate private body called the Flag Institute, an educational charity financed by its own membership, also maintains a registry of United Kingdom flags that it styles 'the UK Flag Registry', though this has no official status under UK law.

Flags recognised by planning law

Certain classes of flag enjoy a special status within English planning law and can be flown without needing the planning permission normally required for advertisements. These include any country’s national flag, civil ensign or civil air ensign; the flag of the Commonwealth, the United Nations or any other international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member; a flag of any island, county, district, borough, burgh, parish, city, town or village within the United Kingdom; the flag of the Black Country, East Anglia, Wessex, any Part of Lincolnshire, any Riding of Yorkshire or any historic county within the United Kingdom; the flag of St David; the flag of St Patrick; the flag of any administrative area within any country outside the United Kingdom; any flag of the British Armed Forces; and the Armed Forces Day flag.

List of UK flags
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Current national flags

National and subnational flags of the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom

Flag	Date	Use	Description	Status
	since 1801	The Union Flag, also commonly known as the Union Jack. Used as the flag of the United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing the Kingdom of Ireland).	National flag used by government and civilian population. A 1:2 ratio is the most common.
				Vertical national flag used by government and civilian population.

Constituent countries of the United Kingdom

Flag	Date	Use	Description	Status
	c. 1348	Flag of England, also known as the St George's Cross	Argent a cross Gules	National flag of England also used by the Church of England, sports teams representing England and ordinary citizens.
	1924–1972 unofficial since 1972	Flag of Northern Ireland, also known as the Ulster Banner	Six-pointed star bearing the Red Hand of Ulster	Northern Ireland has no official nor universally accepted flag. The Ulster Banner portrayed here is from the former coat of arms of Northern Ireland and was the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland between 1924 and 1972. Since 1972 this flag has continued to be used for want of another distinctive flag, almost exclusively amongst the Unionist community. The flag is commonly used for sporting events and teams from Northern Ireland, most notably in the Commonwealth Games, the Northern Ireland national football team and events where Northern Irish competitors represent the province specifically such as snooker, darts and golf.
	c. 1542 (variants first appeared c. 1286)	Flag of Scotland, also known as the St Andrew's Cross, or the Saltire	Azure a saltire Argent	National flag used by Scottish Government and agencies, sports teams representing Scotland and by ordinary citizens.
	c. 1807 (variants first appeared c. 1485)	Flag of Wales, also known as the Red Dragon or Y Ddraig Goch	Per fess Argent and Vert, a dragon passant Gules	National flag used by the Welsh Government and agencies, sports teams representing Wales and by ordinary citizens.

The flags of England and of Scotland are ancient war flags which became by usage the national flags of the Kingdom of England (which included Wales) and of the Kingdom of Scotland respectively and continued in use until the Act of Union 1707. Thereafter, they were as de facto flags of those parts of the United Kingdom. The flag of Wales was formalised in 1959, but has ancient origins; the dragon was used as a battle-flag by countless Welsh rulers, the current flag being a redesign of the flag carried by Henry Tudor. The Flag of Northern Ireland is controversial. The coat of arms of the Government of Northern Ireland, a red cross on a white field, defaced with a Red Hand of Ulster within a six pointed star topped with a crown, became used as a local flag, though the end of the province's Government in 1973 ended its official status. This flag has continued to be the internationally recognisable de facto flag of Northern Ireland through its use by international sporting organisations (for example FIFA, UEFA, and the Commonwealth Games) to represent Northern Ireland, though locally it has the allegiance mainly of the Unionist community. The St Patrick's Saltire is also sometimes used by the UK government in London to represent Northern Ireland when a discrete Northern Ireland flag is required.

Crown Dependencies

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1993–present	Flag of Alderney	A red cross on a white field (St George's Cross) with an inescutcheon of the island's coat of arms. Alderney is an autonomous Crown Dependency and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
		Government Ensign of Alderney	A blue ensign with the arms of Alderney.
	1936–1985	Flag of Guernsey	A red cross on a white field (St George's Cross).
	1985–present	Flag of Guernsey	A golden cross within a red cross on a white field (St George's Cross). Guernsey is an autonomous Crown Dependency and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
	1985–present	Civil Ensign of Guernsey	A red ensign with a Gold Cross.
	1985–present	State Ensign of Guernsey	A blue ensign with a Gold Cross.
	c.1950–1953	Flag of Herm	A dark blue field with the arms of Guernsey in the hoist and the words "HERM ISLAND" beneath it.
	c.1953–present	Flag of Herm	A red cross on a white field (St George's Cross) with the coat of arms of the island in the canton. Herm is an island which belongs to the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
	1931–present	Flag of the Isle of Man	A triskelion on a red field.
	1971–present	Civil Ensign of the Isle of Man	A red ensign with a triskelion.
	before 1981	Flag of Jersey	A red saltire on a white field.
	1981–present	Flag of Jersey	A red saltire on a white field defaced with the island's badge
	2010–present	Civil Ensign of Jersey	A Red Ensign with the coat of arms of Jersey on.
	1907–present	Government Ensign of Jersey	A blue ensign with the arms of Jersey.
	2010–present	Storm Flag of Jersey	A long white pennant with a red border along the top and bottom, and the arms of Jersey in the hoist.
	2019–present	Flag of Lihou	A green flag with a white stripe in the hoist, with the name "The Lihou Charitable Trust" in white on the green field, and a black and white Eurasian oystercatcher flying eastwards on the white stripe.
	1938–present	Flag of Sark	A red cross on a white field (St George's Cross) with two lions (the arms of the Plantagenet Dukes of Normandy) in the canton. Strictly speaking, this was the personal flag of the Seigneur. Sark is an autonomous Crown Dependency and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

Parishes of Guernsey

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Castel
		Flag of Forest	A white flag defaced in the centre with a dark green shield containing a gold Shield of the Trinity.
		Flag of Saint Andrew
		Flag of Saint Martin
		Flag of Saint Peter Port	A white flag with the shield of the parish in the centre, consisting of the coat of arms of Guernsey surrounded by a blue and silver ring bearing the name "ST PIERRE PORT GUERNSEY".
		Flag of Saint Pierre du Bois	A flag coloured two-thirds dark blue and one-third light blue (at the top), with a brown and green tree in the light blue section and a pair of crossed gold and silver keys (the Keys of Heaven) in the dark blue section.
		Flag of Saint Sampson
		Flag of Saint Saviour
		Flag of Torteval	A white flag with a red field in the canton containing a gold Norman cross. At the bottom of the flag are three blue waves, with a red ship with four white sails sailing eastwards on the top wave. Below the ship is a gold scroll bearing the name "TORTEVAL", and behind the ship is a green shoreline, above which a grey gull is flying downwards. Above the gull is a grey skyline.
		Flag of Vale

Parishes of Jersey

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Grouville	A white flag with a shield in the centre containing eight horizontal stripes of white and red.
		Flag of Saint Brelade	A silver fish on a blue field.
		Flag of Saint Clement	A golden anchor on a blue field.
		Flag of Saint Helier	Two crossed gold axes on a blue field.
		Flag of Saint John	A silver Maltese cross on a green field.
		Flag of Saint Lawrence	A black gridiron on a white field.
		Flag of Saint Martin	A red flag with a shield in the centre containing seven horizontal stripes of white and red (four white and three red).
		Flag of Saint Mary	A silver fleur-de-lis on a blue field.
		Flag of Saint Ouen	A gold Latin cross on a blue field.
		Flag of Saint Peter	Two crossed silver keys (the Keys of Heaven) on a red field.
		Flag of Saint Saviour	Three golden Holy Nails surrounded by a golden crown of thorns on a red field.
		Flag of Trinity	A silver and gold Shield of the Trinity with black text on a green field.

British Overseas Territories

In 1999, the maritime flags of the British Overseas Territories were updated at the request of the Ministry of Defence. The white discs were removed from the field of the flags and each respective coat of arms was increased in size for ease of identification. As the MoD only had authority over sea flags, the governments of the Overseas Territories were free to continue using the flags with white discs on land. The Overseas Territories' governments did switch to the updated flags over a staggered period of time, however some old-style flags with white discs may still be seen. Such flags have generally been adopted by Order in Council. Civil (Red Ensign) flags are under the control of the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Transport and are split into two categories: Category 1 is to register ships of unlimited tonnage and type. Category 2 is to register commercial ships and yachts of up to 150 gross registered tons.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–present	Anguilla	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Anguilla
		Flag used in Akrotiri and Dhekelia	The Union Jack is used as no territory flag exists
	2013–present	Ascension Island, a constituent part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Ascension Island
	1999–present	Bermuda	A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Bermuda. Used on land and as the civil ensign. (Government ensign is blue.)
			A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Bermuda. Used as the Government ensign.
	1963–present	British Antarctic Territory	A white ensign less the cross of St George defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory
			A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory
	1990–present	British Indian Ocean Territory	A blue ensign with white wavy lines, defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
	1960–present	British Virgin Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red.
			A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands. Used on land and as the civil ensign.
	1999–present	Cayman Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red.
			A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands. Used on land and as the civil ensign.
	1999–present	Falkland Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red.
			A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands. Used on land and as the civil ensign.
	1982–present	Gibraltar	Two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the centre of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centred in the red band. This is the flag commonly used on land.
	1999–present		A blue ensign defaced with the badge of Gibraltar in the fly. This is the ensign for vessels owned by the Government, or in Government service.
	1996–present		A red ensign defaced with the badge of Gibraltar in the fly. Used as the civil ensign for locally registered vessel.
	1999–present	Montserrat	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Montserrat
	1984–present	Pitcairn Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
	1984–present	Saint Helena, a constituent part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Saint Helena
	1985–present	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
	2002–present	Tristan da Cunha, a constituent part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha
	1968–present	Turks and Caicos Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands
			A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Governors' flags

Prior to 1999, all governors' flags had smaller discs and the outer green garland without the gold ring. Therefore, the dates given do not reflect this minor, consistent change.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–present	Personal flag of the governor of Anguilla	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Anguilla
	Before 2011	Personal flag of the governor of Bermuda	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Bermuda
	1962–present	Personal flag of the commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory
	1990–present	Flag of the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory	A design based on the Blue Ensign with a Union Jack in the union and wavy white lines going horizontally along the field, defaced with the coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory. This flag is also used as the de facto flag of the Territory.
	1971–present	Personal flag of the governor of the British Virgin Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands
	1971–present	Personal flag of the governor of the Cayman Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the Cayman Islands
	1948–present	Personal flag of the governor of the Falkland Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands
	Before 2011	Personal flag of the governor of Gibraltar	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Gibraltar
	Before 2011	Personal flag of the governor of Montserrat	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Montserrat
	Before 2011	Personal flag of the governor of the Pitcairn Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
	Before 2011	Personal flag of the governor of Saint Helena	A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms of Saint Helena
	1999–present	Personal flag of the commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
	2002–present	Personal flag of the governor of Tristan da Cunha, also used by the Administrator of Tristan da Cunha	A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha.
	Before 2011	Personal flag of the governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands	A Union jack defaced with the coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands